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German Media Markt Presents its Own Concept of PS5

The German branch of the Media Markt store chain has presented its own idea for the look and feel of PlayStation 5. The designers' concept radically differs from the previously revealed photographs of the developer version of the device.

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Bart Swiatek

November 14, 2019

German Media Markt Presents its Own Concept of PS5

Removable SSD Like Cartridges? PS5 May Have Some Interesting Patents

Sony has registered a new patent in Brazil called „PlayStation Cartridge”. It is highly likely that the new PlayStation 5 will have replaceable SSD.

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November 12, 2019

Removable SSD Like Cartridges? PS5 May Have Some Interesting Patents

Watch Dogs: Legion and Rainbow Six Quarantine on PS5 and Xbox Scarlett

The CEO of Ubisoft announced yesterday that the productions that have recently been delayed to the next financial year will be released both on the current- and next-gen consoles. The games in question are three AAA titles - Watch Dogs: Legion, Gods & Monsters, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Quarantine and two more unannounced titles.

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Paul Wozniak

October 31, 2019

Watch Dogs: Legion and Rainbow Six Quarantine on PS5 and Xbox Scarlett

New Assassin's Creed as a Launch Title for Next-gen Consoles?

According to the latest Ubisoft statements, in the next fiscal year, in addition to the already known productions, there will also be two unannounced AAA games that will be continuations to the studio's popular series. Both titles are to be adapted to next-gen consoles.

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Paul Wozniak

October 26, 2019

New Assassin's Creed as a Launch Title for Next-gen Consoles?

PS5 CPU May Run at 3.2 GHz

All indications are that the ninth generation console from Sony - PlayStation 5 - will have a 3.2GHz processor. The editors of Digital Foundry have reached information that would suggest this.

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Bart Swiatek

October 23, 2019

PS5 CPU May Run at 3.2 GHz

Days Gone Devs are Working on Another Title

Sony Bend Studio - known for its solid open-world zombie action game Days Gone for PS4 - is working on another title. Unfortunately, at the moment we do not know what project we are dealing with, but most likely it will be a production for PS5.

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Bart Swiatek

October 21, 2019

Days Gone Devs are Working on Another Title

PS5 Devkit Photo and PSX, PS2, PS3 and PS4 Compatibility Rumors

One Twitter user who is behind the leak of The Last of Us 2's release date has informed fans not to sell their PSX, PS2, PS3 and PS4 games. This may suggest that the latest Sony console will be compatible with older versions. Additionally, a photo od PS5 devkit has been uploaded to the web.

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Paul Wozniak

October 19, 2019

PS5 Devkit Photo and PSX, PS2, PS3 and PS4 Compatibility Rumors

PS5 With 8-core CPU; Wireless PSVR2 Inbound?

Journalists from the Japanese magazine Famitsu have confirmed an important detail about PlayStation 5 specs. The console will be equipped with an 8-core and 16 thread AMD processor based on the Zen 2 architecture. We also learned when the official announcement will take place, which will reveal details of the specification and more.

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Bart Swiatek

October 10, 2019

PS5 With 8-core CPU; Wireless PSVR2 Inbound?
Layoffs in Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

Layoffs in Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

Dozens of employees in the European branch of SIE were laid off on the day of the official announcement of PlayStation 5. The decision for the restructuring is explained by the need to unify individual branches of the company.

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October 10, 2019

Layoffs in Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

GTA 6 Very Likely to Become PS5 Launch Title

A 2018 leak, which revealed the specs of PlayStation 5, also revealed the list of launch titles (including exclusives) for the new Sony console and heralds the next version of the company's VR device. Among the games that will appear on PS5 is GTA VI.

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Paul Wozniak

October 9, 2019

GTA 6 Very Likely to Become PS5 Launch Title
PS5 Devkits - Rumors About Console's Appearance Were True

PS5 Devkits - Rumors About Console's Appearance Were True

Reports from August about the unusual appearance of PlayStation 5 devkits have been confirmed, and we've also learned that the console will use 100GB discs and offer backward compatibility with PS4.

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Adrian Werner

October 9, 2019

PS5 Devkits - Rumors About Console's Appearance Were True

PlayStation 5 Officially Announced - Launch Date Revealed

Sony has officially announced the PS5 console. The device will have a number of new features, a modern gamepad with adaptive triggers, and will be available in stores in 2020.

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Bart Swiatek

October 8, 2019

PlayStation 5 Officially Announced - Launch Date Revealed

Horizon Zero Dawn 2 May Be a PS5 Launch Title

New job offers in Guerrilla Games suggest that the team is working on Horizon: Zero Dawn 2. It is speculated that the project could be a launch title for PlayStation 5.

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Adrian Werner

October 8, 2019

Horizon Zero Dawn 2 May Be a PS5 Launch Title

Worldwide Studios CEO Shawn Layden Leaves Sony

Shawn Layden unexpectedly parted with Sony. The name of the new head of Worldwide Studios, which brings together development studios creating games for PlayStation 4 and 5, has not yet been announced.

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Krzysztof Kaluzinski

October 1, 2019

Worldwide Studios CEO Shawn Layden Leaves Sony
Sony Creates Its Own Version of Google Assistant on PlayStation

Sony Creates Its Own Version of Google Assistant on PlayStation

Sony is working on its own intelligent assistant. Information about Sony's new patent, PlayStation Assist voice alarm system, has appeared on the Internet. It is supposed to help us in difficult moments, proposing solutions to a given problem.

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Agnes Adamus

September 30, 2019

Sony Creates Its Own Version of Google Assistant on PlayStation

PS5 Will Need Less Power; Sony Joins "Playing for the Planet”

Sony joins the fight for the future of our planet and becomes part of the „Playing for the Planet” initiative. Its aim is to take all possible actions to, among others, reduce the emission of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere through appropriate management of energy consumption.

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Barth Faryna

September 23, 2019

PS5 Will Need Less Power; Sony Joins "Playing for the Planet”

PS5 Pro Will Debut Along Basic Version of PlayStation 5?

Japanese industry journalist Zenji Nishikawa suggests that the PS5 will launch in two variants - more efficient and less efficient. In the past, Nishikawa was the source of a confirmed leak of Nintendo Switch Lite.

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Bart Swiatek

September 20, 2019

PS5 Pro Will Debut Along Basic Version of PlayStation 5?

AMD Zen 2 Will Dramatically Reduce Development Time of PS5 Games

Tim Ash of BoxFrog Games believes that AMD Zen 2 processor that will power PlayStation 5 and Xbox Scarlett are a major step forward and will dramatically reduce game development time.

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Konrad Serafinski

September 1, 2019

AMD Zen 2 Will Dramatically Reduce Development Time of PS5 Games

PES for PS5 and Xbox Scarlett Will be Powered by New Engine

Kei Matsuda from Konami confirmed in a press interview that the PS5 and Xbox editions of the Scarlett Pro Evolution Soccer series will be based on a new graphics engine. Editions for existing consoles will use the FOX Engine.

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Bart Swiatek

August 28, 2019

PES for PS5 and Xbox Scarlett Will be Powered by New Engine

PS5 Renders Look Breathtaking

LetsGoDigital, the first website to publish the patent notice presenting the appearance of the developer version of PlayStation 5, has prepared a 3D model of the device. We have to say it looks really good.

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Conrad Hazi

August 23, 2019

PS5 Renders Look Breathtaking